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Alan Blinder

Staff Reporter, D.C. City Hall

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Alan Blinder covers Washington, D.C. government for The Washington Examiner, which he joined in January 2012. Prior to moving to the Washington, D.C. area, Blinder covered business and state government for a newspaper in Louisiana. He also interned for the Houston Chronicle and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News and worked as a stringer for The Associated Press. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama.

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  • United Medical Center fires employee amid embezzlement probe

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Thu, Apr 11, 2013

    United Medical Center, the controversial and long-troubled hospital owned by the District government, said on Thursday that it has fired an employee for allegedly embezzling at least $400,000. "A salaried employee of UMC inappropriately manipulated the IT/payroll system to be paid overtime...

  • Prosecutors: Suspect's vehicle was bloody after cop hit-and-run

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Thu, Apr 11, 2013

    The hit-and-run assault of a D.C. police officer last month left a white Lexus stained with his blood and doctors racing to save his leg from amputation, authorities said Thursday as a judge refused to release the man accused of taking aim at Sean Hickman while he patrolled Southeast Washington....

  • President Obama boosts D.C.'s budget autonomy quest

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Wed, Apr 10, 2013

    President Obama asked Congress on Wednesday to grant D.C. officials the authority to spend city money without approval from Capitol Hill, a gesture that heartened local leaders who have sporadically doubted his commitment to the District. "The president's historic budget proposal not only...

  • D.C. mayor starts budget town halls on Wednesday

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Wed, Apr 10, 2013

    D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray will begin a citywide series of town hall meetings on Wednesday night to gather input about the District's $10 billion budget. Gray is scheduled to appear at the Luke C. Moore Academy -- located at 1001 Moore St. NE in Ward 5 -- at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. "We have...

  • Effort to hold back poorly-reading D.C. third-graders stalls

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013

    Confronted with unflinching and potent opposition, a D.C. councilman on Tuesday abandoned his "emergency" effort to require the city's third-grade students to prove their reading skills before they could move on to the fourth grade. "We have a crisis in the city," at-large Councilman Vincent...

  • Nationals' Bryce Harper, Johnson are a hit with D.C. Council

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013

    The D.C. Council rushed through its monthly breakfast early Tuesday so its members could meet the 20-year-old baseball wunderkind whose power swing has Nationals fans dreaming of the World Series. Bryce Harper, the Nationals' star outfielder and the reigning Rookie of the Year, visited...

  • D.C. Councilwoman Mary Cheh seeks ban on time limits for sex-crime prosecutions

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Mon, Apr 8, 2013

    Anxious about the prospect of rushing abuse victims into the justice system, a D.C. councilwoman is poised to introduce sweeping legislation Tuesday that would eliminate the District's statute of limitations for dozens of sex crimes. The proposal from Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh would...

  • D.C. poised to rake in $42 million from 'sin taxes'

    Alan Blinder

    Updated: Sun, Apr 7, 2013

    The District is on pace to take in more than $42 million in so-called "sin taxes" during its fiscal year, a haul that would fall short of the city's record but still represents a sharp increase from its 2012 collections. Records from the city's chief financial officer show that the District...

  • Mayor Vincent Gray works to seize control of his message

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Sat, Apr 6, 2013

    D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray was frustrated with journalists last summer as they pressed for answers about the investigation into his campaign. "Why do you focus on that?" Gray barked at reporters in July. "Why don't you focus on things like education? Why don't you focus on things like getting...

  • Mayor Vincent Gray's flare-up could signal re-election bid

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Thu, Apr 4, 2013

    D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray on Thursday took public aim at Ward 4 Councilwoman Muriel Bowser, the only person who has formally entered next year's mayoral race, in the clearest signal yet that Gray may seek a second term leading the city. "It's the most preposterous thing I have ever heard," Gray...


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